New insights in cysticercosis transmission.

• Main Authors: Carmen S Arriola (Author), Armando E Gonzalez (Author), Luis A Gomez-Puerta (Author), Maria T Lopez-Urbina (Author), Hector H Garcia (Author), Robert H Gilman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Taenia solium infection causes severe neurological disease in humans. Even though infection and exposure to swine cysticercosis is scattered throughout endemic villages, location of the tapeworm only explains some of the nearby infections and is not related to location of seropositive pigs. Other pl...